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While listings are ticking up, house hunters are still struggling to find affordable properties. But thanks to high mortgage rates, there aren't enough buyers in the market to create the level of competition that would drive prices up more significantly.

Middle-income homeowners are feeling the pressure of rising property prices, but aid efforts from federal agencies are stepping in to create new funding sources and provide additional support.

After a bruising takeover battle, CoreLogic went private. Pat Dodd, who moved into the CEO role soon after that, details how much has changed during his two-year tenure.

Economists are also forecasting faster and deeper cuts to borrowing costs over the next year, and see the central bank reducing the policy rate from the current 4.5% to 3% by next July.

The interagency Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity initiative, which was tasked by the Biden administration with rooting out bias in home valuations, appears to have run its course. But experts say it could be years before the group's efforts bear fruit.

The Federal Trade Commission has arranged the payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars to people a law firm charged for lower rates they never received.

The latest proposal for the two government-sponsored enterprises' affordable housing targets scales down some benchmarks for a tough market, but also raises one.

Lower interest rates could bolster loan demand, credit quality and securities portfolios. But they could also curb lending profitability faster than they ease deposit costs, crimping net interest margins and eating into near-term profits.

The company will fund the discount across the first two years through a special escrow account.

The Federal Reserve Chair's words were enough to send Treasury yields and the dollar lower and stocks higher on Friday as investors perceived a green light to take on risk.